Improvement in combined cider-mills and presses



iduitzt hier DANIEL H. KRAUSER, OF POATTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORTO HIMSELE AND JOSEPH C. BRIGHT, OE SAME, PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 113,578, dated April 1s, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT INV COMBINED ClDER-MILLS AND PRESSES.

The Schedule referred to in frese Lettera Patent and making part of4 thesame.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL H. Knllrusnn, of Pottsville, in the county ofSchuylkill and State of Pennsylvaniafhave invented a new anduseful'lmprovement in Combined Cider-Mill and Press; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable -others skilled in the art to make anduse thesame, reference being had to thc accompanying drawing forming part ofthis spe-cilieation.

My invention relates to a new way of crushing apples .to the requisiteiineness preparatory to expressing the juice therefrom; and consists inpassing them, bya winding motion, between surfaces which '.graduallyincrease in proximity until the desired result is attained.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure l represents a plan view lookingdown from the line y y ofig. 2.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectionof the mill taken on the line :t x of l.

Figures 3 and 4 show the parts of the grinder or crusher detached andseparated, the former being the stationary hollow cone, and the latterthe revolving crusher-wheel which works over the cone.

Figure 5'is a diametrical section of the stationary grinder, showing theribs 'O decreasing in altitude from apex to base thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the frame upon the cross-timber Ii, on which the platibrm C issupported.

D is the iflb, resting in a cavity in the platform, formed of staves,Without bottom, and with narrow spaces between the staves, or in theordinary manner.

Eis the follower, which is forced down onto the crushed apples orpoxnace by the screw F.

The lower end of this screw is kept in place on 4the center of thefollower by the step G, seen in fig. 2.

H is a cap-piece or girder, which connects the parts of the frame andforms the top or cap of the frame.

The screw E works down through the cap or through a nut.

I is a lever on the upper end of the screw, by which the latter isturned in either direction. When the tub is to be filled or partly llcdwith pomace the screw is turned up above the tub and the follower isremoved. j

J represents the grinder o r crnshei, which is attached to the side ofthe frame by bolts or screws through the arms K K.

L is a short cylinder, to which the arms are'attached, and whichincloses the stationary cone and also a portion oi' the revolvingcrnsher-wheel.

. M is the stationary cone, the base of which is smaller in diameterthan the cylinder L, so that the crushed fruit or pomace is allowed toescape through the annular space Naud drop therefrom into the tub.

` 0 represent ribs onY the outside of the cone', which diminish iu sizefrom near the apex to the hase.

The base of the roue is provided with morV or less lugs, P, by means ofwhich it is fastened to the rear portion of the cylinder, as seen iniig. 3. y

4It is the crusher-wheel, which is something in the form of apropeller-wheel, having four (more or less) angular curved blades, lS,radiating from a central hub, ,each blade being placed at an angle ofabout' forty-live degrees with the axis.

T is a cylindrical case corresponding in diameter with the cylinder L,having the hopper U attached thereto.

The two cylinders L and' 'l are connected together by slidingconnections, or in any other manner which will allow them to beseparated readily.

V is the shaft, to which the Crusher-wheel is attached. The inner end ofthisshaft is supported by the apex or center of the stationary cone. Theouter portion passes through and is supported by the cylinder T.

The position of the grinding-wheel in regard to the stationary cone isseen in the section, iig. 2.

It will be seen that the apples or other fruit) are subjected to theaction ofthe blades from the central hub to the points of the blades.The blades acting upon the fruit, in connection with the ribs ou thestax tionary cone, reduces the fruit to a pulp in the most perfect andexpeditious manner.

The grinding or crushing-wheel is revolved by hand or other motivepower, the former being applied to the crank W. The latter may Vheapplied to a pulley on the shaft instead of a crank.

rPhe tub is fastened down to the platform by hooks, as seen at a: x,fig. l.

This is a most compact and convenient mill for making cider and forsimilar purposes, and its advantages will be obvious to all.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent-` The rotaryCrusher R, having spirally-curved wings S, combined with ribs O,diminishing in height from apex to base, for the purpose specified.

DANIEL Hr.' KRAUSER.

.Witnesses SAMUEL Canisius, nNnY 'LINDENMUTE

